A 10-foot albino Burmese python coughed up two cats when approached Tuesday by police trying to contain it.

Cheryl Holmes, of Port Salerno, FL., first noticed the snake Tuesday morning across the street from her home. The unusual discovery only became more bizarre after police arrived to corral the terrifying reptile.

The snake opened its mouth as officers approached and regurgitated the dead cats.

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Terrifying: A few startled Floridians awoke Tuesday to find this massive snake in their Port Salerno neighborhood

‘I think it went into defense mode,’ Martin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Crystal Duncombe told WPBF. ‘It actually regurgitated a full-sized cat and what looked like a kitten.’

Officers say the snake spit up the partially digested cats to make a getaway.